diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py b/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py
index 8fe65a9b0..aa06a70c9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # flake8: noqa: F401
 
-from freqtrade.configuration.asyncio_config import asyncio_setup
 from freqtrade.configuration.config_secrets import sanitize_config
 from freqtrade.configuration.config_setup import setup_utils_configuration
 from freqtrade.configuration.config_validation import validate_config_consistency
diff --git a/freqtrade/main.py b/freqtrade/main.py
index 8047497e3..2dcc5a7a8 100755
--- a/freqtrade/main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from freqtrade.commands import Arguments
 from freqtrade.constants import DOCS_LINK
 from freqtrade.exceptions import ConfigurationError, FreqtradeException, OperationalException
 from freqtrade.loggers import setup_logging_pre
-from freqtrade.system import asyncio_setup, gc_set_threshold
+from freqtrade.system.asyncio_config import asyncio_setup
+from freqtrade.system.gc_setup import gc_set_threshold
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("freqtrade")
diff --git a/freqtrade/system/__init__.py b/freqtrade/system/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..323ef7196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freqtrade/system/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""system specific and performance tuning"""
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/asyncio_config.py b/freqtrade/system/asyncio_config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from freqtrade/configuration/asyncio_config.py
rename to freqtrade/system/asyncio_config.py
diff --git a/freqtrade/system.py b/freqtrade/system/gc_setup.py
similarity index 61%
rename from freqtrade/system.py
rename to freqtrade/system/gc_setup.py
index c7be18ec0..a3532cbab 100644
--- a/freqtrade/system.py
+++ b/freqtrade/system/gc_setup.py
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
-"""System specific or performance tuning"""
-
 import gc
 import logging
 import platform
-import sys
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def asyncio_setup() -> None:  # pragma: no cover
-    # Set eventloop for win32 setups
-
-    if sys.platform == "win32":
-        import asyncio
-
-        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
-
-
 def gc_set_threshold():
     """
     Reduce number of GC runs to improve performance (explanation video)